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...Spanish history could have told the World Bank that Barcelona is not a fun town for the anarchist-averse. But somebody ought to tell the bankers that their anti-capitalist nemeses may find it even easier to crash the virtual barricades of cyberspace than to break through lines of riot policemen...
...prompted it to shift the venue of next weekend's conference on Third World development from the Catalan city to cyberspace. The online conference is an attempt to avoid the now-familiar spectacle of international delegates (sometimes even heads of state) barricaded inside heavily fortified conference venues as riot police outside battle anti-globalization protestors. The World Bank's annual meeting in Prague last September was cut short by street protests, and an outbreak of violence at the European Union summit in Gothenburg last week - during which live ammunition was fired at demonstrators by Sweden's quintessentially tolerant authorities - underscored...
...Naturally enough, the spirit of the '60s, "a magical era, an era of change and astonishments" pervades the book. Southern's status as one of the forefathers of "New Journalism" is reinforced here with "Grooving in Chi" a first-person account of the "police riot" that occurred at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. "Dig" ends on a somewhat somber note, though, as '60s survivor Terry recalls good times he shared with old friends (including Frank O'Hara and Abbie Hoffman) in a series of eulogies and tribute articles. These pieces make one lament the fact that Southern never...
...aftermath of the massacre, Kathmandu was seething with intrigue and turmoil. A noon curfew was imposed, and maneuvering around the city became increasingly dangerous. Getting Weihenmayer's story became a little more problematic. "At one point I was walking down the street past the palace with Erik when a riot broke out," says Greenfeld. "Erik with his cane and I had to run from these angry, shaven-headed Nepali youth and the police who were chasing them...
Among the patrician grande dames, the Breakers is regarded as royalty. Its facade is patterned after Rome's Villa Medici. The interior is a riot of tapestries, Renaissance paintings, marble and lush gardens. Until recently, guests who returned year after year to enjoy the grandeur were mostly older. "This was not a resort that was historically family friendly," admits Paul Leone, president of Flagler System, the private, family-run company that has always owned the Breakers. "Back in the '20s, for example, the scene was very formal--the men in black tie." In the mid-'90s, management reached...